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Threw away crutches
Threw away crutches

Threw away crutches

Date9/19/1981
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Original Toronto Star caption: Threw away crutches: Arthritis had Romeo Meleca unable to walk on his own and in constant pain five years ago. Thanks to arthritis research, last year he was able to complete a 140-mile walk to raise money for the Arthritis Society.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Object NumberTSPA_0025664F
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John Virtue: Victim of disease says research is paying off
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Relief spelled DMSO
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4/24/1981
For 10 years Joan Bennett, 42, of Markham, fought rheumatoid arthritis, now she is free of pain and can walk unaided
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Erikson, Ray
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Irish, Paul
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Dissertation sur le rhumatisme articulaire
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Beaubien, Pierre, 1796-1881
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Bull, Ron
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Eyelids are clamped open by surgical clamps to prevent patient blinking while surgeons cut away two-thirds of the old cornea. The Patient remains cons(...)
Bezant, Graham
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Feminist Pat Schulz, 49, fought for improved day-care facilities
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